Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back. Read more
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Instead of obsessing over learning facts, let’s teach children how to think
Learning how to find things out is what the scientific method is all about. The UK’s curriculum would benefit from more of it Read more
Texas will study how to support college degree alternatives
The Lone Star State wants to know how it can help workers in gaining skills without getting a college degree. Read more
Collin College critics rally behind faculty who are challenging a ‘regime of silence’
The college is juggling criticism from free speech advocates and legal challenges from faculty who claim administrators have created a culture of fear. Read more
College updates its campus speaker policy after controversial Kamala Harris remarks
A new policy at Saint Vincent College will require the college president’s approval before speakers can be invited to campus to ensure the programming aligns with the Catholic school's values. Read more
A Hazing Incident ‘Mishandled From the Start’
Baylor University sanctioned Pi Kappa Phi fraternity for hazing via “sleep deprivation.” A pledge who endured the ordeal said it was a whole lot worse than that. Read more
Tribal reps a no show to pick up tomahawk they demanded back from Harvard
Native American leaders still have not gone to retrieve a tomahawk from Harvard University, nearly a year after the school agreed to return the artifact. Read more
University of California system will waive tuition for Native American students
The plan will be funded through a combination of state and university financial aid programs. Read more
Student-centred education: a philosophy most unkind
Well-meaning initiatives that prioritise student satisfaction over educational objectives deny students access to the type of rich learning experience that universities were designed for Read more
Girls shun physics A-level as they dislike ‘hard maths’, says social mobility head
Girls do not choose physics A-level because they dislike “hard maths”, the government’s social mobility commissioner has claimed, prompting anger from leading scientists. Read more
